(“womb-house”) The
garbhagrha is the inner sanctuary of a temple in traditional Hindu
architecture, which houses the image of the temple's principal deity.
The garbhagrha was positioned just below the peak of the
tallest tower of the Nagara architectural style common in northern and eastern
India, in which the whole temple edifice culmiinates in one highest point
(shikhara).
The garbhagrha's position is identified by a tower taller than the rest of the roof in the Dravida style seen in southern India—in which temples are shorter but tend to spread over wide distances.
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